Screen time

Here’s Why Screens Bring Out the Worst in Your Kid

Here’s Why Screens Bring Out the Worst in Your Kid

If you notice behaviour problems when your kid spends a lot of time on screens, you’re not alone. Here's why this is happening.

Lindsay Kneteman

Kick Your Bad Parenting Habits

Kick Your Bad Parenting Habits

Snacks for dinner, screen-addicted kids, co-sleeping and So. Much. Yelling. How to cope when you feel like you’re stuck in a (parenting) rut.

Lisa Kadane

The surprising benefits of video games for kids

The surprising benefits of video games for kids

It might just look like a fun waste of time, but playing video games can teach your kid all sorts of valuable skills.

Lindsay Kneteman

Would later school start times help teens get more sleep—and better grades?

Would later school start times help teens get more sleep—and better grades?

During puberty, your teen's body clock shifts. Here's how later school start times could help them get more sleep—and better grades.

Chris Deacon

Kids are sleep deprived and it's affecting their development

Kids are sleep deprived and it's affecting their development

Bedtime challenges, busy schedules and screens are depriving kids of sleep, leading to major setbacks in development and behaviour.

Claire Gagne

The ultimate parents' guide to podcasts for kids

The ultimate parents' guide to podcasts for kids

Here's everything you need to know to download, stream and listen to this trending (and gloriously screen-free!) form of entertainment.

Frannie Ucciferri, Common Sense Media

4 tech tools that manage kids’ screen time so you don’t have to

4 tech tools that manage kids’ screen time so you don’t have to

Managing kids' screen time can be a never-ending battle. So if technology can help an exhausted parent solve this problem, why not use it?

Christine Persaud

Don't panic: Your kids' phones won't make them grow horns

Don't panic: Your kids' phones won't make them grow horns

Could your child's phone be bad enough to give them horns? According to a new study the answer is yes, but it's wrong. Here’s what you need to know.

Natalie Harmsen

The Canadian Paediatric Society Has Released Surprising New Screen Time Rules

The Canadian Paediatric Society Has Released Surprising New Screen Time Rules

Stop watching the clock, says the Canadian Paediatric Society. But that doesn’t mean parents shouldn’t be heavily involved in their kids’ media use, according to new screen time rules.

Chris Deacon

4 Parent-Tested Systems You Can Use to Limit Screen Time

4 Parent-Tested Systems You Can Use to Limit Screen Time

Freaked about how technology turns kids into disconnected zombies? These strategies from experts and parents will help you get screen time under control.

Claire Gagne

7 ways the Apple Watch got this out-of-shape mom of two to finally prioritize herself

7 ways the Apple Watch got this out-of-shape mom of two to finally prioritize herself

Take it from an out-of-shape mom of two: You don’t have to be a fitness-obsessed person to benefit from the many things you can do with an Apple Watch.

Ariel Brewster

How much sleep do teenagers really need?

How much sleep do teenagers really need?

Teens are facing an 'epidemic of sleep deprivation.' Help protect your teen's sleep with physical activity, limiting screens before bed and more.

Wendy Hall

Babies and toddlers should have NO screen time, according to WHO

Babies and toddlers should have NO screen time, according to WHO

The World Health Organization has released new guidelines on screen time, physical activity and sleep in children under five.

Sherika Harris

The best tablets for your family in 2019

The best tablets for your family in 2019

Looking to buy a tablet or upgrade your current one? Whether for homework, ebooks or entertainment, the entire family can enjoy these five best bets.

Avery Swartz

Excessive screen time in kids under 5 is worse than we thought

Excessive screen time in kids under 5 is worse than we thought

A Canadian study of more than 2,500 families suggests that too much screen time in toddlers and preschoolers is connected with developmental delays.

Lisa Kadane

Help! My kids are addicted to their gadgets

Help! My kids are addicted to their gadgets

Is screen time taking over family time? We’re all guilty of hovering over our smartphone sometimes, but it’s important to have screen-free time with your family. Watch this Parenting Solutions video for family therapist Jennifer Kolari’s tips on how to separate the kids from their screens—just for a few minutes, anyway.

Today's Parent

Your Toddler: 14 Months Old

Toddler by month

Your Toddler: 14 Months Old

Toddler demands, separation anxiety and diaper changes on the go. Life with your 14-month-old is next-level.

Today's Parent

5 simple screen-time rules from a teacher who’s seen them work

5 simple screen-time rules from a teacher who’s seen them work

Take it from a middle-school teacher and mom: Kids need to manage their online activities—and parents need to help them do it.

Rebecca Young, Common Sense Media

4 myths about what causes ADHD—and why they’re totally wrong

4 myths about what causes ADHD—and why they’re totally wrong

These misconceptions about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are unhelpful and annoying to parents of kids with it. Let’s get the facts straight!

Keith McArthur

What Apple's new iOS 12 parental controls mean for you

What Apple's new iOS 12 parental controls mean for you

The moment many parents have been waiting for—the ability to control their kids' phones—is finally here. Here is the breakdown.

Christine Elgersma, Common Sense Media